Thing 12 - Productivity Anywhere You Have a Browser

How can we learn how to use all the Web 2.0 tools out there? It seems a new tool pops up every day. Who can ever keep up? Using Web 2.0 tools means having a spirit of adventure and a willingness to do some exploration, often with little or no instruction.

There are so many Web 2.0 tools that are designed to help us get organized, create things easily, and share with others. Some work well, some not so much. Each of us must play around with the tools and make decisions about which ones we will incorporate into our work.

This Thing is designed to give you some choices and a chance to try out some productivity tools on your own.

Discovery Excercise:

Select one of the following tools to explore. Set-up your account (if necessary) and play around with the tool. Be prepared to offer a review on your blog.

bubbl.us brainstorm online with this free, concept mapping tool

Zoho Show create, edit and share your presentations online

Slide create, edit and share your presentations anywhere

Remember the Milk create task list, share it, get reminders

30 Boxes online calendar

LibraryThing personal online bookshelf

Diigo create a "trail"of annotated web pages on any subject, and share them with others.

Knowtes create a deck of virtual flashcards for study

Task:

Create a post in your blog reviewing one of the tools you explored - what worked, what didn't work, how might it be used either in or out of the classroom or in your daily professional practice?

Remember to title your blog post, "Thing 12 - Productivity Anywhere"